as in ascent
the act or an instance of rising or climbing up
her ascension from the freshman to the varsity team was evidence of how much she had improved in one season
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In 2020, he was elevated to his current senior vice president role, and his ascension was seen as a potential identification of a second-in-command of sorts to then-ABC News President James Goldston.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
The wife of Charles II, whose ascension to the throne in 1660 marked the restoration of the British monarchy after the upheaval of civil war, Catherine is remembered, when she is remembered at all, for enduring her husband’s infidelity and the elevation of his many mistresses.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
In recent weeks, though, his ascension has only accelerated.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2024
Like its application to join NATO, Ukraine applied to join the EU soon after the war began and started ascension negotiations in June 2022.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
The wife of Charles II, whose ascension to the throne in 1660 marked the restoration of the British monarchy after the upheaval of civil war, Catherine is remembered, when she is remembered at all, for enduring her husband’s infidelity and the elevation of his many mistresses.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
In recent weeks, though, his ascension has only accelerated.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2024
Like its application to join NATO, Ukraine applied to join the EU soon after the war began and started ascension negotiations in June 2022.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Ascension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascension. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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